Quote by Joseph Story
And it is no less true, that personal security and private propert

And it is no less true, that personal security and private property rest entirely upon the wisdom, the stability, and the integrity of the courts of justice. – Joseph Story

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A good government implies two things first, fidelity to the objects of the government secondly, a knowledge of the means, by which those objects can be best attained. – Joseph Story

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Knowledge
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Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, in order to betray them. – Joseph Story

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Intelligence
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Wisdom
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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought. – Matsuo Basho

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Wisdom

Lord, give us the wisdom to utter words that are gentle and tender, for tomorrow we may have to eat them. – Mo Udall

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Wisdom

Though sages may pour out their wisdoms treasure, there is no sterner moralist than pleasure. – Lord Byron

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Wisdom

Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom. – Chinese Proverb

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Wisdom

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If you go out with a girl and they say she has a great personality, shes ugly. If they tell you a guy works hard, hes got no skills. – Charles Barkley

Unwilling service earns no thanks. – Danish proverb

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Though I love my country, I do not love my countrymen. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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Patriotism